All That's Left of You
Deeply moving epic of Palestinian intergenerational trauma
The film depicts three generations of the same Palestinian family, from 1948 to the present day. It explores the passing down of generational trauma and serves as a reminder of the reality of Israeli oppression. “I wanted to make a film that would be a love letter to my people,” says Palestinian director Cherien Dabis.
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“Jaffa, 1948. The Arab town is under relentless bombardment by Zionist troops. Entire neighbourhoods are razed to the ground; hundreds of people perish under the bombs. And, house by house, the soldiers hunt down the last remaining residents to force them to leave, particularly those who refuse to abandon their possessions, including the precious orange groves that surround Jaffa. Sharif (Adam Bakri), a young landowner, is among those who believe that things will work out and, together with others, seeks to make contact with the city’s new rulers. But he is soon arrested, humiliated, dispossessed and sent to a labour camp…”
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